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psychology AQA a level - how to answer 'discuss research into...'
I have been studying for my A level and have realised that I may have been answering 'discuss research into' questions wrong. When i answer these questions i always think that i need to outline a specific study, and then critique the study. For instance 'discuss research into plasticity of the brain and functional recovery', I feel like I need to say 'One research study is Maguire who did.... One weakness of this study is that....'.
When I see other people write this essay, I see that they write about the concept of plasticity and functional recovery itself, like: what it is, mechanisms of functional recovery etc, and then critique the concept itself. Is that correct?
basically it comes down to this. When a questions describes 'research' is it referring to specific studies in the question, or just the overall theory itself?
any response would be amazing
When I see other people write this essay, I see that they write about the concept of plasticity and functional recovery itself, like: what it is, mechanisms of functional recovery etc, and then critique the concept itself. Is that correct?
basically it comes down to this. When a questions describes 'research' is it referring to specific studies in the question, or just the overall theory itself?
any response would be amazing
Reply 1
Make some brief summary notes. Focus on the most important and relevant theories. Cite research studies as well as a key part of your entire coursework essay written up on the topic in question. Summarise some old online or printed research or internet or printed out reference articles too as a main source of fodder. Mention both.
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